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Nov. 8, 2013 Issue 21 Volume 12
TECH ATTACK
Pokmon has fans of all ages, but
the long-time fans have wanted
something more from the redundant
games. See how the new Pokmon
X/Y answers that desire loud and
clear.
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ROMANCE
When it comes to gift giving, the
saying is, Its the thought that
counts. Key word: thought. This
issue, our romance article details
precisely why thought is so important
in giving gifts to our loved ones.
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MUSIC
In a show of true integrity, this week
Mel Guapo reviews the new album
from Pink Pony - the band featuring
the governor Mary Fallins daughter,
Christina.
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ON THE CORNER
Ahhh... My favorite time of year as a college student is when Im out for the holidays.
What can I say? I dont miss going to classes.
This issue is the beginning of several holiday-related issues to help you cope with the
upcoming family-lled festivities. Go get the new Pokemon X/Y and start planning your
Christmas list and what youre going to get for whom. Or you can join the Revolution of
Apathy with Mel Guapo as he talks about Russell Brands political views.
Until next time ...
xoxo,
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kelli Smith
ART DIRECTOR
Kelli Smith
COPY EDITOR
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Mark Doescher
Emilye Lewin
CONTRIBUTORS
Alexis Auckland
Chase Cook
Mel Guapo
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In this Boyd Street, Mel Guapo
departs from spotlighting local events
to look at a universally applicable
idea: apathy in politics. Funny
enough, actor/comedian Russell
Brand leads this revolution, and its
been blowing up on college students
Facebooks.
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Old Pokmon, New Tricks
Since the Nintendo 3DS was released, gamers have petitioned Nintendo for a high-powered
Pokmon, something with updated visuals and tweaked mechanics that would give Pokmon
power to survive through the next generation of handhelds.
Nintendo has delivered on this promise with Pokmon X/Y, two new Pokmon games
that continue the tradition of new releases and turn-based combat but come with the best
graphics the series has seen and new gameplay mechanics that fossilize even the most
recent Pokmon Black and White 2, which were just released last year.
See, before Pokmon X/Ys release, murmur percolated on the Internet about what should
be expected of the series since Black and White 2 released on DS last year. These games
were different than Red and Blue, the original Pokmon games, only because it attempted
to leverage the DSs Internet capabilities and because instead of 150 monsters there were
550-plus. It was somewhat a disappointment because the core of ghting monsters was still
fun, but the fan base that grew up with the series wanted something more.
This murmur grew into a quiet roar as gamers began to agree that it wasnt enough for
Pokmon developer Game Freak to release a new game with minor tweaks and new
Pokmon. No, it was time for a big change, something that would nd a balance between
the working life of the adults who used to play Pokmon in their youth and the imaginations
of children who want nothing more than a belt full of monsters and a world to explore.
Game Freak heard the call loud and clear.
X and Y have a fully 3D world, every Pokmon has a 3D model and the attacks are fully
animated, making the combat some of the most entertaining in the games history. But
whats more is Nintendo has nally embraced the Internet age, giving players the chance
to connect over the Internet to trade and battle, the pillars of multiplayer Pokmon. On top
of that, they have streamlined the leveling process, making it possible to level-up groups of
Pokmon quickly, which gives players the opportunity to train the new types of monsters
instead of spending 400 hours experimenting with a team.
While the core of X/Y is the same battle monsters to make your monsters stronger things
are so much better. Now experience can be shared between all party members at once and
Pokmon that join the fray receive full experience rather than half, jumpstarting how easy it
is to level up some of the tougher specimens such as Abra and Magikarp.
This new Pokmon game does whet the appetite of every fan that wanted to see their
Blastoise or Charizard pull off awesome moves, but it also sets the standard for annual and
semi-annual releases of video games like Call of Duty and Assassins Creed.
No longer should it be acceptable that developers retool previous iterations of games and
release them as new titles. Gamers should demand innovation that makes their favorite
gaming worlds better, not settle for a multiplication that destroys meaning.
Chase Cook Tech Attack
This is the best Pokmon game Ive played
since I rst heard the Pokmon Blues opening
notes blast through my original Game Boy.
Not only does the game respect the tradition
of Pokmons turn-based battles, but it also
tweaks all the other mechanics to make the
experience enjoyable whether youre an adult
on the move or a young child who has plenty
of time after their homework.
Experience is shared easily, trading with
others over the Internet is amazingly easy
and the 3D graphics are incredible. Gamers
nally get to capture and battle their Pokmon
in 3D graphics, which was a desire many had
since Pokmon Stadium pulled the Game Boy
monsters into the next dimension.
The new Pokmon are awesome as well. The
number of Pokmon in the game is a little over
700, which is insane, but there are plenty
of different Pokmon that trainers will nd to
perfect their team. And there is a new type
of monster, Fairy, which helps trainers ght
against the formerly overpowered Dragon
type.
Of course, some of the monsters are a little
silly a oating sword but the lore behind
those monsters make up for some of the weird
designs.
Pokmon X/Y continues the tradition of being
an excellent turn-based RPG that satises
collectors, power gamers and fans of the
animated series. It respects the time of the
player but it also offers plenty to do if you wish
to pour 400 hours into the series.
It is a must-buy on the 3DS for any age.
Review:
Pokmon X and Y
(out of 5)
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Integrity is very important to me as a music critic. As a
professional, I value two basic principles above all others. The
rst principle is this: Every dog deserves his day. In other
words, everyone deserves to have his or her (or their) voices
heard. I strongly believe that it would be unfair and tactless for
me to exclude anyone from public dialogue based on my own
personal bias or circumstances. That would be a corruption
of power, and I detest nothing less than blatant corruption of
power.
The second principle that I base my professional integrity on is
this: I dont have to be nice. I promised to give everyone a
chance; I never promised that I would be nice about it. Blanket
praise for everything doesnt do anyone any favors. No one
likes a blanket. If I only saw the good in everything all the time,
you as a reader would neither like me nor trust me. It would be
dishonest, and you cant have integrity without honesty.
With that having been said, Chrome Pony is a false prophet, and as if that wasnt enough, now hes dragging the
governors daughter down with him. Chrome Pony is the worst skunk of them all. Christina Fallin, a.k.a. Pink Valentine
(pronounce Valen-teen), is the latest victim of the false prophets false prophecy.
Pink Pony released Whatever on October 8 through iTunes and other digital
distributors around the world. The only exceptional thing to be said about
this record is how hard it tries. What else do you need to know about it?
Nothing. Because no one should bother listening to it.
But thats just my own personal opinion, and like I said, I am a man of
integrity. Every dog deserves his day. In this spirit, I sat down with Chrome
Pony and let him speak for himself so that I wouldnt have to.
MEL: Lets begin at the end. The last tune on the record is a
Christmas tune. Most respectable artists dont include Christmas
songs on their LPs unless they happen to be releasing a
Christmas record. What made you think this was a good idea?
CHROME: Good ideas are precisely
what Im not interested in. Im an artist.
Im not in the good idea business.
MEL: Six of the thirteen tracks on
Whatever are songs from the Full
Chrome era, repackaged now as
Pink Pony tunes complete with new titles. Were you too lazy to write
new songs? Or just too cheap to record them?
CHROME: Lets say youre a cobbler and youve made a pair of Nike shoes. If you
could sew an Adidas logo on top of the Nike swoosh and sell that same pair of shoes
twice, it would be a mistake not to do so because I failed to mention that youre a
father of four and you have at least that many mouths to feed. Do you follow me?
MEL: Youve mentioned that Whatever is a concept album. What is the
concept?
CHROME: Have you seen the French lm Irreversible? If you hit play on the rst track
just as the title screen appears, it follows the lms narrative. Its a love story told
backwards.
Mel Guapo
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Political apathy is the emerging fashion amongst a younger generation. As everyone knows, Republicans get their Republican information
from Fox News, Democrats get their Democrat information from MSNBC and Independents get awed information from CNN. Like
anyone else who is hip, I get all of my real news from Facebook. Thats the real pulse of the American people. (And if youre not
connected, then youre not part of the pulse, which is so American.)
According to the pulse, Russell BrandBritish actor (and I use the term loosely) and comedian (and I use the term loosely)has recently
rebranded himself as the leader of the Revolution of Apathy. In a day and age when the only thing more fashionable than apathy is
the dogging of apathy, you would assume that this kind of message would fall on deaf ears, but apparently the opposite is true. In the
aftermath of Brands BBC interview and subsequent extended essay in The New Statesmen (in which he expounded on his apatheticism),
Facebook lit up like the Fourth of July in a volley of Likes and Shares. One status after another made proclamations to the effect that, while
they agreed with Russell Brands statements, they werent going to do anything about it.
According to a link that one of my Facebook friends posted, Nafeez Ahmed of The Guardian wrote this:
It is a sad reection of the dire state of politics and the media that it falls to a celebrity comedian such as Russell Brand to speak truth
to power - and an even sadder reection that mainstream cultural commentators nd themselves incapable of even understanding his
key message.
Apathy is a rational reaction to a system that no longer represents, hears or addresses the vast majority of people. A system
that is apathetic, in fact, to the needs of the people it was designed to serve.
This question of apathy is really just a question of what the average citizen can expect from their government. Is Russell Brand right is
the average citizen no longer properly represented, heard and addressed? Or is this a case of a spoiled generation?
Dont ask me, Im just a reporter, reporting on the reports. The only truth I can offer is this, and as always, it is open to your
interpretation:
THE SECOND COMING
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand;
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds.

The darkness drops again but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
-William Butler Yeats
Mel Guapo
APATHY IS ALL THE RAGE
Reporting on the Reporting
On the Corner
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The scene is familiar. Surrounded by holiday
tunes and North Pole paraphernalia, youre
buried deep in the Christmas shopping frenzy.
It can feel like the zombie apocalypse with
the swarm of bodies, dragging feet and
vacant eyes smeared with a coat of holiday
exhaustion.
Its tough out there, especially if youre trying to
nd that perfect something for the person you
love. If you wander into the process blindly, it
can be about as much fun as strep throat, but if
you know what youre doing, a good present
has legs. The perfect gift can go from making your lover smile to making them forgive that
forgotten anniversary. Great gifts can be total mind erasers. Never underestimate the power
of bows and shiny paper.
Obviously in the gift universe, the goal should always be to nd something the receiver
actually appreciates, utilizes and/or hopefully adores. It just doesnt always go down like
that, especially when youre pressed for time. So, the real secret to ninja gift giving is using
your ears and heart.
In opposition, whatever you do, dont
just buy something as to not show up
empty-handed. A bad purchase might
come back to haunt you (a.k.a. The time
a friend of mine gave her boyfriend a
self-help book). A thoughtless gift almost
always strikes out, so why waste the
money? At this point in my life, I think
Ive squandered thousands of dollars on
shoddy presents. I can only guess how
many of my nds were either re-gifted,
returned or re-made into doorstoppers
or garbage bag accessories. The worst
part is that I knew before I laid down the
cash/plastic to purchase them because my gut was shrugging yeah, thatll do in response
to my choice. I knew it wasnt right, but I dropped the dinero anyway. Weve all been
there.
Dont get me wrong: its the thought that counts, but the key word there is thought. You
simply need to put in the teeniest, tiniest bit of consideration to delight.
Im not talking about investing thousands of nights to gift meditation or believing the notion
of, the higher the price tag, the bigger the appreciation. Neither is necessary to thrill.
One Christmas, a friend of mine gave me a list of 10 things she loves about me. I dare
say its the best thing Ive ever received. I reread it whenever Im sad a stranger gives me
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Gifts from the heart come in all shapes, sizes and prices, and they always hit home. If you
want to impress, listen (starting now so you have plenty of ideas before the Christmas hunt
begins). Your partner will tell you all kinds of things
they long for. And consider a homemade gift. A solid
love letter is incredible and so rare. Pair it with a
framed photograph that sparks a fantastic memory, and
youve earned just about anything your imagination
can concoct.
So, as the holiday months creep up, remember this is
the time of year that gives you a reason to spotlight
how much you love the crap out of your partner. Take a
minute to think, or create, before you buy.
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